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THURSDAY AUGUST 19, 2010 Breaking news at: RBAA to show at Social event Pastimes www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A RED BLUFF Return to Intensity SPORTS 1B Sunny 97/63 Weather forecast 6A DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Teen’s death ruled accidental drowning A Woodland autopsy shows deceased Red Bluff resident Sean Siders drowned, authori- ties said Wednesday. Toxicology results show Siders, 19, had diflouroethane, a chemical found in canned air, in his system. Siders and three friends had been inhaling “CleanSafe” before Siders was separated and drowned in Cone Grove Park, according to reports from the Tehama Coun- ty Sheriff’s Department. Autopsy results, reportedly obtained by the department on Tuesday, confirm suspicion that Siders, found face-down and unconscious in the river, drowned. Following the death, reports surfaced that Siders had been knocked unconscious by CleanSafe and was taken to the river by a sheriff’s lieu- tenant. While confirming a lieu- tenant’s son was involved in Siders’ death, Sheriff Clay Parker has denied any involve- ment by his lieutenants, calling these allegations “ludicrous.” The death was ruled acci- dental. Inhaling canned air is con- sidered a misdemeanor but no charges have been filed against Siders’ friends as the use of the chemical would be difficult or impossible to prove, Parker said. A phone call to Parker was not immediately returned Wednesday afternoon. —Geoff Johnson Duo: Impeach Obama Traffic issue stalls By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Armed with posters showing Democratic lead- ers with Hitler moustaches, two San Francisco women took to Red Bluff streets Wednesday, setting up just outside the Post Office on Walnut Street. Campaigning on behalf of Lyndon LaRouche and LaRouche-backed congres- sional candidate Summer Shields, Tiffiny W and Joelle W, both of whom declined to give their last names, called for greater infrastructure spending and President Barack Obama’s impeachment. “We’re saying that he is fascist, point plank,” Tiffiny said. “He’s not a socialist, he’s not a communist, he’s a fascist.” Their posters included depictions of Congress- woman Nancy Pelosi, D- Calif., Obama and Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., with Hitler moustaches, and a banner calling for a mission to Mars. The women attacked the bank bailouts approved under the Bush administra- tion and said the infrastruc- ture under Obama was piecemeal at best. Unless Obama assumes strategies employed by FDR and funds enormous public projects, he will steer the company away from producing physical goods and into an “economic col- lapse,” causing more deaths than Hitler himself was capable of, Tiffiny said. “He’s got way more Watergates than Nixon,” she said. Both said they had been active on behalf of LaRouche for about six years. Red Bluff represents the pair’s first stop as they tour the North State, Joelle said. A town hall meeting is ten- tatively scheduled for Chico today but a firm time and place had not been set as of Wednesday. LaRouche sought the Democratic nomination for president unsuccessfully for The issue of recouping traffic control overtime costs to the Red Bluff Police Department during special events at the fairgrounds has come to a standstill. The Red Bluff City Council took no action on three suggestions presented Tuesday, as they were not sub- mitted to the council ahead of time and were not listed on the agenda report. Fairboard Director Tonya Redamonti presented the potential solutions to the council. The proposal is signed by representatives of the Tehama District Fair- ground and event organizers. The solutions include increasing transient occupan- cy funds to the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce so it can partner with events to create a vol- unteer force and indemnification, lowering the salaries of department heads and asking the police department to donate 3 hours of overtime to special events as part of their contract and soliciting a request for proposal from the Tehama County Sheriff’s Department to cover law enforcement for the city. In regards to the second suggestion, asking officers to donate or volunteer their time, Human Resource See TRAFFIC, page 3A Tehama extends marijuana ban By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer TEHAMA — Citing ongoing litigation, the Tehama City Council opted Tuesday to expand its temporary ban on med- ical marijuana dispen- saries for at least another year. The vote was unani- mous and held after only a few minutes of discus- sion. No members of the public attended the meet- ing. Tehama County and its Daily News photo by Geoff Johnson A Lyndon LaRouche supporter, who identified herself only as Tiffany W, talks to Red Bluff resident Jerry LaFoe. nearly three decades. According to his campaign literature, the 87-year-old has since given up a presi- dential run but warns of a worldwide economic cata- strophe and the disintegra- tion of the United States if he does not receive an advi- sory position in a post- Obama government by the end of September. In papers at the LaRouche booth, Shields, a write-in candidate for Pelosi’s San Francisco dis- trict, accuses Obama of “blatant fascism” and “unabashed racism” for his calling for the resignation of Rep Charles Rangel, D-NY, under investigation in Con- gress after charges of ethics violations. By noon, the campaign- ers had attracted a number of visitors and the interest of at least one Republican. Jerry LaFoe, a registered Republican, decried the loss of manufacturing jobs to China and said he agreed with the call for more infra- structure spending. As for impeaching, instead of voting Obama out in 2012? “I think it sends a mes- sage,” LaFoe said. cities have all voted sepa- rately to ban dispensaries, collectives or “any per- son(s) who...provides marijuana to two or more other persons,” though smaller, non-profit care giver operations are toler- ated by Sheriff Clay Park- er in the unincorporated county. All four local govern- ments have also posted restrictions on the growth of medical marijuana. Tehama County’s is cur- rently the subject of an ongoing lawsuit. Separate from the vote, Tehama city officials have sought to limit marijuana growth in Tehama, alter- nately citing the smell, fear of marijuana-related crime or the town’s repu- tation. “It’s not just somebody growing a plant in a pot,” City Clerk Carolyn Stef- fan said Tuesday. How much, or how lit- tle, the city can do to reg- ulate dispensaries and like operations is the subject of a number of California court cases. On Wednesday, Quali- fied Patients v. City of Anaheim, filed shortly after Anaheim imple- mented a citywide ban on dispensaries, was remanded back to Orange County Superior Court. The case is expected to determine whether cities can legally ban dispen- saries or other storefront- style collectives. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohnson@redbluffdailyn ews.com. Crash closes I-5 $69M in pot found in National Forest An early morning crash of a southbound vehicle caused traffic to halt for about an hour Wednesday and led to a collision on northbound Interstate 5, south of Hooker Creek Road. The crash, which took place at 12:35 a.m., sent one person to the hospital while the collision resulted in five people being injured. Billy James Beshears, 53, of Sacramento was dri- ving south on I-5 in the fast lane when, for unknown reasons, he allowed the vehicle to veer left and go off the east road edge. The vehicle continued east, going down an embankment where it rolled over twice before coming to rest on its roof facing north, a California Highway Patrol release said. The overturned 2006 Mazda MPV blocked the northbound lanes, said Offi- cer Phillip Mackintosh. Beshears, who was wearing his seatbelt, was flown to Mercy Medical Center in Redding to be treated for moderate injuries. While traffic was closed in both lanes there was a two-vehicle collision See CRASH, page 3A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 POWER PRODUCTS DOLMAR Red Bluff Outdoor Power In a two day operation, multiple agencies elimi- nated five marijuana growing areas on public lands within the Mendoci- no National Forest and a total of 34,332 plants and 500 pounds of processed marijuana were taken. The potential street value is around $69 mil- lion, according to a press release from Glenn Coun- ty Sheriff Larry Jones. From the area of Mill Creek, 9,901 plants and 500 pounds of processed marijuana were removed. From the Kill Dry Creek area 8,422 plants were removed, 3,150 from southeast of Ice Springs; with the Hardin Ridge area yielding two different grow sites with 8,272 and 4,587 plants respectively, the release said. The operation was con- ducted by the Glenn County Sheriff’s Marijua- na Eradication Team, US Forest Service and Cam- paign Against Marijuana Planting assisted by Cali- fornia Fish & Game and the California Highway Patrol All five growing areas were consistent with orga- nized drug trafficking organizations. Camps and equipment were found at or near all the grow sites. The Marijuana Eradi- cation Team orchestrated raid teams hitting several of the large grows simul- taneously, the release said. No arrests were made and no weapons were sized. Clean up of the grows will be undertaken by the USFS. Deer season for archers opens Saturday and hunters coming into the forest this week to scout potential hunting areas and those arriving to hunt this weekend, should be ever mindful of marijuana grows and drug traffick- ers. The possibility of encountering marijuana grows while hunting is high. Hunters are cau- tioned to be aware of this. Marijuana growers are very protective of their plants and in most cases, are armed, the release said. If black plastic water pipe or remote camps sites are happened upon, take no action and remove yourself from the area by the same route you entered. If possible, record the location by GPS and at your earliest opportunity, notify law enforcement. It is also a good idea to tell someone where you will be hunting and what time you are expected to return. FIREARMS TRAINING Concealed carry AUGUST 21SH & 22ND Walt Mansell 527-1154 Early morning & evenings handgun class for 1st time applicants